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Home My WebLink About11/18/1980NOV 181990 B4ox 45 PAGE. 233 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1980 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACTING AS THE DISTRICT BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE NORTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT, MET AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1053 20TH PLACE, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, ON TUESDAY, NOVEM- BER 18, 19801 AT 9:33 O'CLOCK A.M. PRESENT WERE COMMISSIONERS PATRICK B. LYONS, WILLIAM C. WODTKE, JR., DICK BIRD, ALFRED GROVER FLETCHER, AND DON C. SCURLOCK, .JR. ALSO PRESENT WERE GEORGE G. COLLINS, JR., ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; .JEFFREY BARTON, FINANCE OFFICER; AND VIRGINIA HARGREAVES, DEPUTY CLERK. PATRICK LYONS, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, ACTING AS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE NORTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT, CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCED IT WAS BEING HELD FOR PURPOSES OF REORGANIZATION. HE THEN ASKED FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF CHAIRMAN. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK PLACED THE NAME OF ALFRED GROVER FLETCHER IN NOMINATION FOR THE OFFICE OF CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE. THERE BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS, ON MOTION BY COMMIS- SIONER SCURLOCK, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BIRD, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE NOMINATIONS. ACTING CHAIRMAN LYONS CALLED FOR THE QUESTION, AND THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED ALFRED GROVER FLETCHER TO THE OFFICE OF CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE NORTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT. ACTING CHAIRMAN LYONS THEN ASKED FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT. COMMISSIONER WODTKE PLACED THE NAME OF PATRICK LYONS IN NOMINATION FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT. THERE BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS, ON MOTION BY COMMIS- SIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE NOMINATIONS. ACTING CHAIRMAN LYONS CALLED FOR THE QUESTION, AND THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED PATRICK LYONS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE NORTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTING AS THE DISTRICT BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE NORTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT ADJOURNED AT 9:38 O'CLOCK A.M. ATTEST: CLERK CHAIRMAN I 11 - aoac . _ 45 PACE 2:34 NOV 181990 NOV 181980 84ox 45 FacE 235 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THEREUPON RECONVENED AT 9:38 O'CLOCK A,M, WITH THE SAME MEMBERS PRESENT, DISCUSSION AROSE ABOUT THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT, AND CHAIRMAN LYONS NOTED THAT THESE POSITIONS AUTOMATICALLY ARE FILLED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, HE CONTINUED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DELEGATE THOSE SEATS AND STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO DELEGATE HIS SEAT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT TO COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK SINCE MR. SCURLOCK HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY ON THIS IN THE PAST AND IT WOULD CREATE MORE CONSISTENCY TO HAVE HIM CONTINUE TO WORK WITH IT. ATTORNEY COLLINS DID NOT FEEL THAT THE CHAIRMAN COULD ABROGATE HIS SEAT ON THE DISTRICT BOARD, BUT STATED THAT HE COULD DELEGATE THE RIGHT TO COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK TO ATTEND MEETINGS AND VOTE ON THE CHAIRMAN'S BEHALF; NO ACTION OF THE BOARD WOULD BE NECES- SARY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. CHAIRMAN LYONS STATED THAT HE WOULD SO DELEGATE TO COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK THE RIGHT TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS OF THE SOUTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT AND VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRMAN. CHAIRMAN LYONS THEN DISCUSSED REPRESENTATION ON THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL, NOTING THAT AS IT PRESENTLY STANDS, HE AND COMMISSIONER WODTKE ARE THE MEMBERS AND WE NOW NEED TO APPOINT TWO ALTERNATE MEMBERS, WHO ALSO MUST BE ELECTED OFFICIALS. ON THAT BASIS, HE WISHED TO SUGGEST THAT MR. BIRD BE MR. WODTKE'S ALTERNATE AND MR. SCURLOCK BE HIS ALTERNATE. COMMISSIONER WODTKE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT COMMISSIONER FLETCHER HAS INDICATED AN INTEREST IN SERVING ON THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. HE ASKED THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER ALLOWING HIM TO DEFER HIS SEAT TO COMMISSIONER FLETCHER AND HAVING COMMISSIONER BIRD BE MR, FLETCHER'S ALTERNATE. 12 CHAIRMAN LYONS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT SINCE HE IS TAKING ON THE JOB OF CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, HE HAD INTENDED TO ASK THAT COMMISSIONER FLETCHER BE NOMINATED FOR HIS SEAT ON THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. HE CONTINUED THAT HE WAS HOPING THAT ANYONE WHO GETS ON THAT COUNCIL WOULD SERVE TWO YEARS BECAUSE HE BELIEVED IT IS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AND IT ALSO IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNTY TO BE WELL REPRESENTED, HE ASKED COMMISSIONER WODTKE IF HE WOULD CONSIDER SERVING HIS SECOND YEAR ON THE COUNCIL BECAUSE THERE IS A TREMENDOUS TURNOVER AND HE IS ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH IT. COMMISSIONER WODTKE AGREED THAT HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO CONTINUE. CHAIRMAN LYONS STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO RESIGN FROM HIS POSITION ON THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. HE NOTED THAT HE HAS BEEN ON IT THREE YEARS NOW - ONE YEAR AS MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATIVE AND TWO YEARS AS A COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE; IN ADDITION, LAST YEAR HE SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. CHAIRMAN LYONS FELT THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT SHOULD BE SHARED AND STATED THAT IF IT MET WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD, HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE COMMISSIONER FLETCHER REPLACE HIM WITH COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK AS HIS ALTERNATE. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER BIRD, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED RESOLUTION 80-122 DESIG- NATING COMMISSIONER FLETCHER AS A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL WITH COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK AS HIS ALTERNATE, AND COMMISSIONER WODTKE AS A REPRESENTATIVE WITH COMMIS- SIONER BIRD AS HIS ALTERNATE. CHAIRMAN LYONS NOTED THAT THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL WILL HAVE AN INDOCTRINATION SESSION, AND HE HEARTILY RECOMMENDED THAT THE NEW MEMBERS ATTEND, 13 NOV 181980 soi 5 NOV 18 1980 MOK 4.5 PAGE 237 RESOLUTION NO. 80-122 WHEREAS, Indian River County desires to make new recommendations for appointments to the TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL; and WHEREAS, the Indian River County Commission, at is organizational meeting on November 18, 1980, decided on recommendations for representation on the TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, That the following persons are recommended as Indian River County Representative or Alternate, as the case may be, to the TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL: 1. A. GROVER FLETCHER Representative DON C. SCURLOCK, JR. Alternate 2. WILLIAM C. WODTKE, JR. Representative RICHARD "DICK" BIRD Alternate This Resolution shall become effective as of the 18th day of November, 1980. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA By Wi Patrick L ons, Chairm n ,.,,;;,,;Attest: 'Clerk CHAIRMAN LYONS NEXT ASKED FOR NOMINATIONS FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH RECREATION COMMISSION TO REPLACE FORMER COMMISSIONER DEESON. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK PLACED THE NAME OF COMMISSIONER DICK BIRD IN NOMINATION FOR THE ABOVE APPOINTMENT, SECONDED BY COMMIS - S IONER WODTKE. THERE BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS, ON MOTION BY COMMIS- SIONER FLETCHER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK, THE BOARD UNANI- MOUSLY CLOSED THE NOMINATIONS. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION, AND THE BOARD UNANI- MOUSLY ADOPTED RESOLUTION 80-123 APPOINTING COMMISSIONER BIRD AS THE COUNTY'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH RECREATION COMMIS- SION, go- RESOLUTION NO. 123 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, That RICHARD "DICK" BIRD is hereby appointed as the Commission Representative to serve on the City of Vero Beach Recreation Committee. Said Resolution shall become effective as of the 1g1o14t'__d a y of �Z`-z -' 1980. I BOARD OF COUNTY COrLMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA �Iatr�ch� B . Lyons, h, it Attest: Freda %--right, Clerk 800K 45 PACE 238 NOV � s �s8o 15 NOV 18 1980 Box 45 PacF 239 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THEREUPON RECESSED AT 9:45 O'CLOCK A.M. AND RECONVENED AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE ROCKRIDGE SUBDIVISION STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT. 16